# Incident 20080929845869I: Hughes 369E, Philipsburg, NJ, September 29, 2008

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 29, 2008, 11:15 local time
- Place: Philipsburg, NJ
- Damage: No damage
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.7214° N, 75.3411° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7214&lon=-75.3411&mi=10
- Aircraft: N801SB, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N801SB) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (registry code 3027369, https://openairdocs.org/model/mcdonnell-douglas-helicopter-369e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Allison 250-C20 series (registry code 03020, https://openairdocs.org/engine/allison-250-c20-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HUGHES 369E
- Reported engine: ALLSN 250C20
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,812 total, 4,000 in this make and model, 200 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA09IA499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09IA499) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20080929845869I

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

(-23) AIRCRAFT WAS FLYING ENROUTE TO CONNECTICUT AT APPROXIMATELY 1000 FT AGL.  WITH NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF PROBLEMS, THE PILOT HEARD A LOUD BAND AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER.  THE PILOT PERFORMED AN AUTOROTATION INTO A GRASS FIELD WITH NO INJURIES NOR DAMAGE TO THE HELICOPTER.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ERA09IA499](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA09IA499), Sep 29, 2008: Mcdonnell Douglas Helicopter 369E (N801SB), Allentown, PA, incident, minor damage. Probable cause: The fatigue failure of a blade in the second-stage turbine wheel, which resulted in a total loss of engine power.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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